Agriculture

A team from Chiefland Middle High School's Senior FFA is a national finalist in 2013 National FFA Agriscience Fair at 86th National FFA Convention & Expo in Louisille, Ky.

Sydney Stephens and Kristen Moore, were named finalists at the gathering held Oct. 30-Nov. 2.

The National FFA Agriscience Fair is a competition for FFA members who are interested in the science and technology of agriculture. It is held each year during the National FFA Convention & Expo and sponsored nationally by Cargill, John Deere and Syngenta.

TALLAHASSEE — Record-breaking amounts of rainfall this summer are leading to serious issues for Florida, according to Florida State University researcher and State Climatologist David F. Zierden and his colleagues at the Florida Climate Center.

Well, it may have felt like the wettest June on record, but for Chiefland, the record stands for June 2003 when 15.06 inches of rain fell from a storm that did not reach tropical storm status, according to the National Weather Service.

The Florida Department of Agricultural and Consumer Services announced that the Florida Forest Service will be accepting applications for the Southern Pine Beetle Assistance and Prevention Cost Share Program from June 14 through July 31 from eligible private non-industrial forest landowners who own at least five acres.